How this film scores
$289m worldwide in 1988 — $805m in today's money.
As released$289mIn 2026 money$805mRank284 of 8,589In 19883 of 140
How Draw works
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 59, awards 10. Half each, so Praise lands at 61.
Critics59 → 30Awards10 → 5
How Praise works
Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.
Judged directly: McDowell's and Randy Watson endlessly quoted.
Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.1 from 238kWikipedia0k views a monthAge38 years
If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.
How Legacy works
Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.
How the three become one number
Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.